Paper Art FAIL
I think these guys must have seen my last post, the one about Paper layers can create stunning art, but I really don't think that this is the...
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Pug joins list of Top Ten dogs
They are stubborn, affectionate, fiercely loyal – and small enough to cuddle in one hand.Now, more than 300 years after they were popularized, the pug has entered the...
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Can't sew them back on
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A valuable pedigreed cat that went missing from its New Zealand home turned up two days later a little different — it had...
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An unusual painting
While we often see dogs in art, one very seldom finds a cat. Painted many, many years ago - but preserved forever ...I love this painting:Francois Boucher, La...
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'Godzilla-like creature' nabbed in Calif. town
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The 5-foot Monitor lizard wandering around a condo complex in the city of Riverside had residents freaking out and reporting a Godzilla-like creature in their...
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Sleeping with pets carries disease risk
Nonsense! Nonsense! Nonsense!Sleeping with and “kissing” your animals on their little pet lips puts you at risk for some serious medical problems — even when those pusses and...
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He should be the next mayor of Chicago
Ann at paper bag & string blogged about Freddy, the unofficial mayor of the Village of Sharon, in Walworth County, Wisconsin.The cat known as the mayor of Sharon,...
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Animal cruelty laws among fastest-growing
Incidents of abuse and a shifting national consciousness have made animal anti-cruelty laws one of the fastest-growing fields in the legal profession. In 1993, just seven states had...
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Here's a real Christian for ya
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Authorities have charged a South Carolina woman with felony animal cruelty, saying she hanged her nephew's pit bull from a tree with an electrical cord...
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World's oldest dog?
Meet Uncle Chi-Chi, A miniature poodle who has had three owners, traveled the world, survived a rescue home, cataracts, glaucoma and at least two near-death experiences is being...
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Giant new crayfish species
A new species of giant crayfish, Barbicambarus simmonsi, has been found in Tennessee. At about 5in (12 cm) long, the huge crayfish is twice the size of other...
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Remember Leo the Lion?
Leo the Lion is the mascot for the Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and one of its predecessors, Goldwyn Pictures, featured in the studio's production logo.Slats was the first...
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Phone keeps ringing in croc's tummy
KIEV, Ukraine — Gena, a 14-year-old crocodile at an aquarium in the eastern city of Dnipropetrovsk, has been refusing food and acting listless after eating a cell phone...
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1,022 words - largest vocabulary of any known dog
Chaser, a border collie who lives in Spartanburg, S.C., knows 1,022 proper nouns, a record that displays unexpected depths of the canine mind.John W. Pilley, Chaser's owner, bought...
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Drug-Smuggling Pigeon Nabbed
Colombian police say they have captured a carrier pigeon that was being used to smuggle drugs into a prison.The bird was trying to fly into a jail in...
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Jim Carrey to star with penguins
Think penguin movies peaked about five years ago when March of the Penguins and Happy Feet were playing?Hollywood believes audiences will come waddling back on Aug. 12, when...
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N. America's oldest Asian elephant dies
VALLEJO, Calif. -- North America's oldest Asian elephant has died at a Northern California theme park at the age of 71.The average life expectancy for Asian elephants is...
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Dogs Were Man's Best Friend Even 9,400 Years Ago
PORTLAND, Maine -- Nearly 10,000 years ago, man's best friend provided protection and companionship - and an occasional meal.That's what researchers are saying after finding a bone fragment...
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Bad hair day
These wild haired primates prove that being a real life gorilla in the mist can wreak havoc with your hairdo.Looking in desperate need of some frizz-ease, the grizzled...
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Winter jacket saves small dog from owl
CRYSTAL LAKE, IL -- An Illinois man credited his Chihuahua's winter jacket with saving the small canine from a great horned owl attack.George Kalomiris said he was walking...
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Poodles in a car
From an excellent collection at Flickr by J Van Noate, Antique Dog Photos ...
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Foxy!
A wounded fox shot its would be killer in Belarus by pulling the trigger on the hunter's gun as the pair scuffled after the man tried to finish...
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Yeah, I tried to get out of jury duty, too
Boston resident Sal Esposito recently got called in for jury duty. He might have some problems performing this required task, though, as Sal is a cat.The problem arose...
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Got lots of time to waste? Cat video collection
From cute to curmudgeonly, sappy to scary, tame to thrilling, and more, here's Gawker's compilation of the 2010's best feline-focused video offerings.OK, so their video will only take...
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Law and Order: Animal Victims Unit
A COMPLICATED MURDER CASE Brandon Bird diorama 2010 via Laughing Squid ...
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Hold that tiger!
German police have told an employee of a Russian circus group that he can take his tigers for walks as long as the authorities are notified in advance.The...
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Baby, it's cold outside!
But Gizzy is nice and toasty (and absolutely adorable!)via Crocheting in Georgia ...
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Help keep your pet healthier
According to Colorado State University, as many as 50% of pets die of cancer, making it a leading cause of pet death. With loads to worry about and...
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Chicago: another mass animal death
Along the Chicago lakefront, gizzard shad - a type of herring — are dying off in large numbers. Thousands, maybe more, are dead and frozen or floating in...
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Pandas in kilts?
Giant pandas are to return to the UK for the first time in 17 years.The pair of seven-year-old pandas, Tian Tian and Yangguang, will arrive at Edinburgh zoo...
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Pet Ferret Bites Off 7 Fingers Of Infant
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- A 4-month-old boy had seven of his fingers gnawed off by a pet ferret in Grain Valley.Police and firefighters responded to a home in...
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Honey - another Chinese import to worry about
As crime sagas go, a scheme rigged by a sophisticated cartel of global traders has all the right blockbuster elements: clandestine movements of illegal substances through a network...
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Prairie dogs on the lam from Ohio zoo
POWELL, Ohio -- An Ohio zoo is trying to round up runaway prairie dogs and is asking its neighbors for help.The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium said Friday 11...
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Scary pork?
In a small complex of nondescript barns set in the flat, snow-covered fields of Ontario, Enviropig is a scientific project which, some argue, represents the new frontier of...
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Sleepy, sleepy Monday morning
Rusty yawnsRomeo yawnsLet's go back to bed!from Flickr, corsi photo ...
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Orphaned bat epidemic in Australia
Torrential rain has brought chaos to Australia, and not just to the humans who live there.Australian Bat Clinic and Wildlife Trauma Centre director Trish Wimberley and her carers...
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Two-headed calf wows villagers in Georgia
The brown-haired baby cow, born Jan. 2, has to be bottle-fed by its owner, Irakli Dzhgarkava, because its mother refuses to feed it.Source ...
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Mass Animal Deaths: The Creepiest Casualties Ever
In light of the recent occurrence of large numbers of dead birds appearing mysteriously, The Huffington Post recaps a few of the creepiest mass animal deaths that have...
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3 Times Cute!
Three white lion cubs are presented to the public for the first time at the city zoo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday Jan. 5, 2011. The cubs were...
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Into the Lion's Den
At a zoo in western Germany, a baby African Penguin decided to go on a little stroll through a lion's den. As reported by Der Spiegel, the tiny...
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Amazing Feather Paintings
Feathers can be colorful and spectacular in their own right, but how much more stunning might they be when used as canvases for artists, eager to demonstrate their...
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Rare 'panda cow' born in CO
A rare miniature cow with markings similar to a panda was born on a farm in northern Colorado. Farmer Chris Jessen raises miniature cattle and also owns a...
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